What is fraud? Fraud is dishonest activity causing actual or potential financial loss to any person or entity including theft of personal identity, moneys or other property by employees or persons external to the University and where deception is used at the time, immediately before or immediately following the activity.
Related words. 1  happen on phrasal verb. 2  happen to phrasal verb. 3  happen along phrasal verb. 4  waiting to happen phrase. 5  happen by phrasal verb at happen along. 6  these things happen phrase. 7  happen upon phrasal verb at happen on. 8  happen to do something phrase.
Synonyms: cause, reason, occasion, antecedent. These nouns denote what brings about or is associated with an effect or result. A cause is an agent or condition that permits the occurrence of an effect or leads to a result: He is not only dull in himself, but the cause of dullness in others (Samuel Foote). Reason refers to what explains the occurrence or nature of an effect: There was no obvious reason for the accident.